Initial application



July 2, 1940. M. CHERNOW INITIAL APPLICATION Filed April 25 INVENTQR 20 Mic/me] Chef/zow ATTO R N EYS Patented July 2, 1940 PATENT OFFICE INITIAL APPLICATION t Miehael oheriiew, NewYork, N. Y. t

Application April 25, 1940, Serial No. 331,565

` 7 claims. (ol. Lio- 142i The present invention While shown embodied in the form of initials on a ladies` handbag has a Wide range of application to emblems" generally,

including monogram initials, insignia, ornaments and the like and `is more especially` con-` cerned with the expeditious `,application of such f emblems to any'of a Wide variety of articles made `of anyfabric including leather. .r

As conducive to a clear understanding `ofthe invention, it is noted that the application for instance `to a handbag, of pronged initials as selected b`y the customer at a retail store counter' has been a relatively time-consuming operation,v

necessitating the exercise of some skill inl perforating the leather, Working the initial "prongs therethrough and clenching themover securely between thefabric of leather, imitation leatherjor other material and the lining, while guarding against injury to the outer as Well as to the lining fabric; While this operation may be feasible for bags selling at a substantial price, itis` manifestly commercially unfeasible with the cheaper grades of handbags. r l

An; object of the presentinvention is to provide a constructionfof emblem with fastening prongs` and a method of application thereof, which is especially `expeditious and convenient, which retains the emblem in place With adequate i security and the use of which does not require the exercise of any particular skill. Another object is to provide a construction of emblem and method as above set forth,`by `which the application of the emblem to an article with a lining, such for instance as a lined handbag is eifected with inherent concealment of the `clenched-over prongs and without penetration thereof through-or other injury to the lining. L

In` the accompanying drawing in which is shown one ofvarious possible embodiments of the several features of theinvention,

`5 Fig. 6 is a detail sectional View on a larger scale taken on line 6.-!5` of Fig. 4, i

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view showing the clenching tool with the work in place, and Fig. `8 is a View similar to Fig. 7 showing an intermediate stage in the-clenching operation.

1 is e perspective view shewingthe initials i Referringnow to the drawing, the bag Ill has mounted thereon one or more metal initials L` which may be conventional in external appearanceQ Each initial carries on the back thereof a staple S, o-fsoft bendable metal, preferably` a strip of hard brass or,` if desired, of soft steel. The staple is permanently aiixed to the initial preferably `by soldering the base Il therto. The sides of the prongs l2 of the staple desirably converge at I3 to a point I4, and preferably the outer extremities of the prongs are turned outward slightly at I5. The junction between the prongs I2` and the base I l are preferably not sharply bent but extendin a rounded arc as at I6 on a sub-` stantial radius.

The individual staples are preferably produced by` stamping with a die and the die engages the metalsheet stock at the surface corresponding to the inner surface of the staple, so that, as a consequence, the edges at the inner surface of the outturned points I4, are rounded off as best shown at l?Y in Fig.` 6. The staples after being stamped `out are desirably tumbled so that the surfaces thereof are rendered smooth, Without burrsor sharp points, as best indicated in the drawing. Desirably the staple is so proportioned and positioned on the emblem, that the prongs thereof whenflattened out substantially into the planeof the base, protrude slightly at their ends beyond the respective edges of the emblem.

`To apply tothe handbag the initial or other emblem With the staple soldered to the underface thereof, aclenching tool such as shownin Figs. 7 and` 8 is preferably employed. Thistool includes a `base 20 mounting a hardened metal anvill 2l with a smooth generally spherically curved convex surfaceZZ. Cooperating with the to be retained in raised position 'by a coil spring 25abou`t `the shank and reacting against the base Vof the handle knob Zii,` a rubber gasket 2l taking r the shock of spring return. The hammer presents a flat impact face 28, Which desirably is covered with` apiece of sole leather 28a., secured thereto in any suitable manner, which serves Ato protect the leather or other fabric 29 against which it is' to be struck, from becoming injured or inin` desired position upon the leather and with slight thumbvpressure, the points 'M are caused to penetrate the surface. The bag is laid upon the anvil 2| of the clenching tool, with the points of the staple superposed over the convex4 anvil face 22. Thereupon, the handle is struck vone or more blows, in' which operation, as shown in Fig. 8, the points I4 of the staple protrude under the leather and by reason of'their rounded outturned points I4 in cooperation with the camming action of the convex anvil face, these points are caused to spread outward along the lining and without penetrating the latter. .Ati the end ofthe hammer movement or usually upon one illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

or more repetitions thereof With the bag dis placed to bring the prongs successively to the center of the anvil, the staple will have been `completely clenched and the emblem Will have been brought home into intimate contact with thefsurface of the handbag. -As indicated in Fig. 2, the prongs in their final spread position extend obliquely at 3! at their roots across the thickness of the leather, the lengths of the prongs extending in intimate contact withl the back of the leather and along the lining and the outn wardly turned points M penetrate the leather slightly and may clench it against the edge 32 of the initial L, which edge is slightly overlapped by the'point of the prong and therebyenhances the security of attachment. I

By reason of the curvature i5 at the roots of the prongs, the prongs flatten out `in their clenched position as shown in Fig. 2, without injuring the lining fabric as they frequently would,

were the prongs to extend at a sharp angle rela- Y tive to the base, in which case the clenching operation might produce a rigid upstanding shoul- By reason of the conformation of thestaplesf as set forth and of the clenching tool, the staple Ithus reliably effects a particularly secure and dependable hold of the emblem against the fabric, and in the clenching operation,` the liken lihood of the prongsv or either of them penetrating vthe lining, or injuring the lining iniv any way is minimized.

In the application ofthe invention to articles that are not equipped with linings vas`for instance to brief cases, the invention affords facilities for readily and reliably clenching over the rprongs and indenting them into the leather, so

` that no sharp points or'edges protrude that Vare apt to injure the fingers.

While the base of the clenching tool is bolted to av counter or table` and protrudesA over `the edge thereof, for facility ofy introducing the bag or other article between the anvil and hammer, Vit will be understood that the particular construction of clenching tool may be widely varied. The operating handle'may, for instance, have a r.hinged mount, to depress the plunger by a camming action;

While ordinarily a sufficiently .securemo'unt of the initial or other emblem is effected with rthe use of but one staple for each unit, it Will yaeoasoe be understood, that depending upon the character of the emblem (as for instance for the initial W), more than one staple could be used. In special cases, if desired, special staples with three or more prongs could be used as will be readily understood.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and method and many apparently Widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope of the claims, it is intended that all matter con-v tained in the above description or'shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is`:

1. An emblem unitfor quick application to fabric, having bonded tothe rear face thereof, a metal staple of soft bendable metal with prongs converging in width and pointed slightly outturned and rounded at their ends.

`2..An emblem unit having. soldered to the back thereof a stapleof soft' bendable metal including a base and upstanding pointed prongs, merging in larounded arc with the ends of said base, outturned at their pointed ends and rounded at their inner faces.

3. An emblem unit havingr a staple of metal strip soldered to the rear face thereof and having upstanding prongs, the lateral edges of which Aconverge to penetratingpoints, said prongs being rounded at the surfaces thereof facing each other at the inner faces of .the points..

LJ-ln emblem unit having a staple oflrnetal bentoutward slightly and being rounded at the inner .facesfthereof v 5. The "combination of an article having an outer .fabric of leather or the like and having a lining underneath thebuter fabric, an initial unit aflixed to said article, vsaid unit having a staple soldered-*to the rear face thereof with prongshaving rounded outturned points, vsaid prongs penetrating the outer fabric and spread out between the outer fabric and the lining and directly and completely covered lby said lining and clamping the outer fabric against thev initial unit.

6. The combination of an article havingV an outer fabric of leather or the like, `a lining therfe-` under, an initial afxed to said article, said initial comprising a plate, a st aple'rsolderedto for the entire lengths thereof .over the inner "fface of said outer fabric, said `outturned points pressing said outer fabric against the initial and said prongs being Wholly covered and concealed at the inside of the article solely by `the lining thereof.

'7. The combinationr claimed in claim 6 `in which the points of the staple slightly overlap the edgesof the initial and thereby clamp the outer. fabric of the article against' Vsaid edges.

MICHAEL CHERNOW. 

